The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-19

always oetect them, you know, and YOU are
hut the third I've seen. We usually have
dozen or so, but they make up IN beauty to-
day what they lack in numbers"
Now, who having the prevalent impress
son OF the President would expect him to
do a graceful little act like thats The young
woman nearly tainted from amazement, but
she soon recovered from it, and will tell her
children and her grandchildren how the
PRESIDENT of the United States identified her
bride IN company of $50 women.
Not long ago the President received lot
terry ticket from person down in Mississip-
pl. 1t evidently came from some ignor-
ant colored man, who read on the back of
The document that no prize would be paid
unless the ticket was Endorsed by the Presi-
dent. OF course the President of the lottery
company was meant, but the poor darkey
thought it was the President of the United
States who must sign the ticket 10 make it
good.
Other incidents quite as curious relieve
the monotony of official life nearly every
day. Sometimes it is aman who has an invest
ment i'll which he would like to have the
President join, or some inventive genius
with patent suspender buckle which he
wants the President to try and commend.
Each day brings its cranks and curiosities.
AT 1:30 O'Clock, when the President goes
down to his public reception, Col. Lamont
OF fresh air, and at $50 is back at his desk
again. As soon as the President has dis
missed his last caller he rings his bell for
Lamont, and the two are closeted for the
rest of the afternoon.
Here" says the President, sis a letter
from woman who says has lost three
sons III the war and can't get a pension.
Send that down to Black and tell him to
stretch point in her favor If the facts are
CrIv hon md I.xytI n II Oh,
you would remind Commissioner Coleman
the next time he comes here to send some
garden seeds to that old fellow-what's his
names-Ive got memorandum of it some
where-why, that old fellow who keeps the
hotel in the Adirondacks. | promised him
last summer I'd have some seeds sent to him,
but forgot all about it. BY the way, Dan,
what arrangements have you made about
our trip up there the first of Junew and the
faithful Daniel relates the story of the
preparations for the fishing trip. The next
topic of conversation may be an extra ses-
sion of Congress, or the funding of the pub
lie debt, or the appointment of q Governor
OF Utah. Perhaps a telegram may come
which requires an immediate answer, or a
member of the Cabinet may enter with
some business to be attended to at once but
if there is no interruption the conference
goes on till the Presidents desk is cleared or
riage has come to take the President for the
afternoon drive. Formerly Col. Lamont
went with the President, but since there has
been mistress at the White House she has
occupied the other seat. And it is better all
around for her to do so, for the President
always talked business when he was with
Lamont, but when he has his wife along he
lays it aside. Lamont, too, while he loses a
ride in comfortable carriage behind fine
horses Srat q ph n Wis
own family, and respite from business,
too.
At Z o'clock or 7:30 Col. La
mont is at his desk again, signing the official
letters that have been written by the stem
ographers during the day-for he signs all
the mail that goes out of the White House
except what private letters the President
and Mrs. Cleveland write. What little
time he has left he spends going over the
newspapers, which his editorial training en-
ables him to do with great rapidity. The
articles he wants the President so see are
marked with blue pencil, and those that
are to be cut out and pasted in q scrap book
are marked with green pencil. Hayes and
Arthur both had what was called a newspa-
per clerk-a man who did nothing else but
clip from the newspapers what was said
about them. Lamont does the reading him
self, and the telegraph operator spends his
spare time in using the scissors and paste
brush.
No records are kept at the White House
except of the appointments made, the COM
missions signed, and the other documents of
an official character issued by the President.
The latter has his ownprivate memoranda,
but it is not preserved All letters of inn
portance are filed away Those relating to
appointments to office are sent to the sew
eral departments where they belong, but
two-thirds of the stationery brought in the
mails is sent to the paper mills.
In addition to his clerical duties, Col.
Lamont acts as Grand Chamberlain. He
makes out the lists of persons to be invited
to state dinners or receptions, issues the
invitations, makes up the table, pairs off
the guests two and two as he thinks will be
most agreeable and congenial, so that a
guest who gets a good partner may thank
Col Lamont. while one who does not must
not blame him, for material is scarce some
times. There are good many private
affairs of the President to be looked after,
also. as well as confidential errands to New
York to see politicians there, which can be
| in trusted to no other member of the offiial
family. The Presidents marriage was u
great test of Lamont's ability as a manag-
er, but understand that he does not wish
to undertake such job again. Nothing
| that has appeared in the papers since he
entered the White House has amused the
President as much as a two-line paragraph
printed in the Sun a few days after the
wedding 1t read:
"Advice to Presidents about to marry:
Employ Daniel Lamont"